CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY BANDITS AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
04/13/2026
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY BANDITS AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 457 - MONDAY, APRIL 13TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Bandits (7-2) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Phoenix Firebirds (5-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 X 5 10 0
Firebirds Pin 5-2 Loss on Tampa Bay
The Tampa Bay Bandits got a sterling performance from pitcher Justin Verlander, but the Phoenix Firebirds still prevailed, 5-2. Verlander threw 6.0 innings of 3-hit ball. Dietrich Enns picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-1. A.J. Minter was tagged with the loss. Edwin Diaz got credit for the save for Phoenix. It was his 3rd of the year.

Phoenix took a 3-2 lead on Zack Gelof's 3rd double of the season. The 2-run double, which Gelof hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Tampa Bay pitcher A.J. Minter visibly frustrated.

"It was a good night for them and a bad night for us," said Tampa Bay manager George Hoffman.

Tampa Bay, with the loss, is still a hardy 7-2.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Triolo 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .333 0 2
L. Nootbaar LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .147 0 2
A. Judge RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .312 4 12
Y. Alvarez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 2 8
A. Riley 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .226 1 4
A. Rutschman C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .161 1 5
D. Moore 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .400 0 1
W. Perez CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 0 0
   a-J. Marsee PR, CF 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 .235 2 2
M. Winn SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .179 0 3
Totals 29 2 5 2 3 7 10      
a - J. Marsee pinch ran for W. Perez in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: W. Perez (3, 3rd Inning off B. Hurter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Riley , A. Rutschman , D. Moore , W. Perez 2 , M. Winn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Marsee
GIDP: A. Rutschman
Sac Fly: J. Triolo
Hit by Pitch: A. Judge
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Triolo-Moore)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Freeman 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .300 1 11
F. Tatis Jr. RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .395 4 6
J. Pederson DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .211 1 2
   b-Z. Gelof DH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .389 1 5
S. Murphy C 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .226 2 5
T. Grisham CF, LF 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .167 0 1
M. McLain SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .171 2 3
J. Tena 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .375 0 1
D. Schneemann LF, 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .316 0 2
G. Pauley 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278 0 1
   a-R. Refsnyder PH, LF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .300 1 2
   c-D. Clarke CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5 5 6 21      
a - R. Refsnyder pinch hit for G. Pauley in the 7th
b - Z. Gelof inserted as DH in the 7th
c - D. Clarke substituted for R. Refsnyder in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Schneemann 2 (3, 7th Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off T. Clarke, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Freeman (4, 7th Inning off A. Minter, 2 on, 0 outs) , Z. Gelof (3, 7th Inning off A. Minter, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Freeman 2 , F. Tatis Jr. , Z. Gelof 2 , T. Grisham , M. McLain , D. Schneemann 4 , G. Pauley , R. Refsnyder 2
2-out RBI: T. Grisham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Tatis Jr. , S. Murphy , J. Tena 2
GIDP: F. Tatis Jr.
Sac Fly: F. Freeman
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McLain-Tena-Freeman)
OF assists: 1 (Tatis Jr.(Riley at home))
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Verlander 6.0 3 1 1 5 6 0 26 96 0.75   
A. Minter L (0-1), BS (2) 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 6 16 7.36   
T. Clarke 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 20 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 63
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 26, A. Minter 6, T. Clarke 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 6-6, A. Minter 1-1, T. Clarke 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 96-57, A. Minter 16-11, T. Clarke 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Minter 1-1 , T. Clarke 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Hurter 5.0 5 2 2 1 5 0 20 87 4.09   
R. Bergert 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 32 6.35   
D. Enns W (1-1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 19 7.20   
E. Diaz SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hurter 53
Batters Faced: B. Hurter 20, R. Bergert 6, D. Enns 5, E. Diaz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hurter 4-4, R. Bergert 2-2, D. Enns 2-2, E. Diaz 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hurter 87-51, R. Bergert 32-16, D. Enns 19-11, E. Diaz 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Enns 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Hurter
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Verlander
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM MT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 26849
Special Notes: CF Wenceel Perez was injured while running the bases.
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